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The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
We calculate an experience's ranking score using a multi-factor data model instead of a raw data average (mean). This model takes into account several important questions. For instance - is there a trusted body of reviews? What is the age of a review and is the review from a credible source?
Below you'll find details around some of the important factors that went into calculating the ranking score for Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz. We don't believe this is perfect or complete so we're always interested in ways we might make improvements.
Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
77 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 79 reviews. There are 77 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 invalid reviews that are excluded from the calculation. Reviews can be excluded only when a reviewer is not verified or after an investigation by our team determines the reviewer is not genuine.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 77 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
85.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.19% and is based on 77 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
16 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 77 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 88.13% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.30%
Rankers calculates a weighted mean as a base average on which we can improve. Individual review's ratings are given a weight based on several factors. The weight of a review determines the overall impact it'll have on the final weighted average.
Recent reviews have more weight as they are more relevant and reflect the experience as it currently operates. Over time reviews become less relevant and loose their impact on the ranking score.
Low rating reviews carry slightly less weight. This dampens the effect of very low ratings for every experience across the board. This is especially important when the experience has few reviews overall and a single negative rating can grossly mischaracterise an experience. Consistent poor reviews will still result in the experience receiving a comparitively low ranking score.
Credible sources provide reviews that can be trusted. If we have verified a reviewer is genuine via a face-to-face meeting then the review carries additional weight.
| Reviewer | Rating | Age | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | 8/10 | 21 days | 98% |
| K M | 8/10 | 52 days | 98% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 82 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 266 days | 94% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 295 days | 89% |
| test | 10/10 | 326 days | 94% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 418 days | 89% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 479 days | 87% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 571 days | 81% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 601 days | 78% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 632 days | 77% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 632 days | 77% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 691 days | 68% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 722 days | 69% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 752 days | 67% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1390 days | 16% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1452 days | 13% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1727 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1756 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1848 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2062 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2062 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2121 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2183 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2213 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2305 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2397 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2458 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2548 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2577 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2577 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2791 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2815 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 2919 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3003 days | 3% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3009 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3126 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3199 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3205 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3247 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3268 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3514 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3522 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3544 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3544 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3592 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3598 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 3898 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 3898 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 3974 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 3978 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 3978 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 3981 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 3981 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4039 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4070 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4253 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4253 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4618 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.41% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
89%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.